Ramona (version 2)
Helen Hunt Jackson
Set in Old California in the wake of the Mexican-American War, Ramona is two stories at once. It is the story of the love between a part-Native American orphan girl, Ramona, and Alessandro, a young Indian sheepherder. It is also the story of racial prejudice and the clash between cultures as California changes from a Spanish colony to an American territory. Ramona is the ward of Señora Gonzaga Moreno, who despises the girl for her race but honors the dying wish of the Señora's sister, Ramona's foster-mother, to raise her as her own. Señora Moreno embodies the aloof arrogance of Spanish nobility, hating both the Americans who dispute her claim to her vast rancho, and the Indians, whom she places in the same social class with slaves. Her only semblance of love is reserved for her son Felipe.
Despite the Señora's machinations, Ramona and Alessandro fall in love, and eventually elope. But their life together is not an easy one, as they roam the Southern California searching for a home. Their many hardships cannot dull their love for one another, but they soon take a toll that changes their lives forever. (Introduction by Christine Dufour)
Author - Helen Hunt Jackson.
Narrator - LibriVox Community.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Set in Old California in the wake of the Mexican-American War, Ramona is two stories at once. It is the story of the love between a part-Native American orphan girl, Ramona, and Alessandro, a young Indian sheepherder. It is also the story of racial prejudice and the clash between cultures as California changes from a Spanish colony to an American territory. Ramona is the ward of Señora Gonzaga Moreno, who despises the girl for her race but honors the dying wish of the Señora's sister, Ramona's foster-mother, to raise her as her own. Señora Moreno embodies the aloof arrogance of Spanish nobility, hating both the Americans who dispute her claim to her vast rancho, and the Indians, whom she places in the same social class with slaves. Her only semblance of love is reserved for her son Felipe. Despite the Señora's machinations, Ramona and Alessandro fall in love, and eventually elope. But their life together is not an easy one, as they roam the Southern California searching for a home. Their many hardships cannot dull their love for one another, but they soon take a toll that changes their lives forever. (Introduction by Christine Dufour) Author - Helen Hunt Jackson. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:29:07
Chapter 2
Duration:00:33:34
Chapter 3
Duration:00:31:46
Chapter 4
Duration:00:36:05
Chapter 5
Duration:00:31:52
Chapter 6
Duration:00:36:15
Chapter 7
Duration:00:35:22
Chapter 8
Duration:00:39:54
Chapter 9
Duration:00:32:05
Chapter 10
Duration:00:35:09
Chapter 11
Duration:00:30:32
Chapter 12
Duration:00:45:17
Chapter 13
Duration:00:28:15
Chapter 14
Duration:00:29:17
Chapter 15
Duration:00:25:59
Chapter 16
Duration:00:40:09
Chapter 17
Duration:00:31:07
Chapter 18
Duration:00:41:02
Chapter 19
Duration:00:40:00
Chapter 20
Duration:00:33:35
Chapter 21
Duration:00:47:43
Chapter 22
Duration:00:33:43
Chapter 23
Duration:00:49:39
Chapter 24
Duration:00:42:48
Chapter 25
Duration:00:29:26
Chapter 26
Duration:00:49:53
Chapter 27
Duration:00:32:49
Chapter 28
Duration:00:28:41